ELSNET'S FIFTH EUROPEAN SUMMER SCHOOL ON LANGUAGE AND SPEECHCOMMUNICATION WILL BE ORGANISED AT THE CENTRE FOR COMPUTATIONALLINGUISTICS IN LEUVEN, BELGIUM. THE CENTRAL THEME OF THE SUMMER SCHOOLWILL BE 'LEXICON DEVELOPMENT FOR LANGUAGE AND SPEECH PROCESSING'. THEEVENT IS SPONSORED BY ELSNET AND ERASMUS, AND SUPPORTED BY ESCA ANDEACL.

LANGUAGE AND SPEECH PROCESSING APPLICATIONS WITH A REASONABLE COVERAGENEED LARGE LEXICONS. THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF LEXICALRESOURCES IS A COSTLY AND COMPLEX TASK. CONSEQUENTLY, DECISIONS ABOUNOTATION, FORMAT, STRUCTURE, CONTENT AND ACQUISITION OF LEXICALKNOWLEDGE REQUIRE CAREFUL CONSIDERATION, WHILE KEEPING IN MINDSPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS OF APPLICATIONS ON THE ONE HAND AND REUSABILITYON THE OTHER. FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF INTERESTED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OFSYSTEMS FOR SPEECH AND LANGUAGE COMMUNICATION IT IS OF PRIMEIMPORTANCE TO BE FAMILIAR WITH THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN THIS FIELD.

STRUCTURE AND CONTENT OF THE PROGRAMME - WEEK I===============================================

THE SUMMER SCHOOL IS OPEN TO ADVANCED UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE ANDPOSTGRADUATE STUDENTS, AS WELL AS TO POSTDOCS AND STAFF MEMBERS FROMACADEMIA AND INDUSTRY. PARTICIPANTS ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE A BASICKNOWLEDGE OF LANGUAGE AND/OR SPEECH PROCESSING, BUT NO PRIOREXPERIENCE IN THE AREA OF LEXICON DEVELOPMENT WILL BE ASSUMED. THECOURSES ARE TAUGHT IN ENGLISH.

IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE ACQUISTION OF HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE THENUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS WILL BE LIMITED TO 90. SINCE IT IS EXPECTEDTHAT THE SUMMERSCHOOL WILL BE OVERSUBSCRIBED, EARLY REGISTRATION ISSTRONGLY RECOMMENDED. FOR REGISTRATION, USE THE FORM FROM OURWWW-PAGES A

HTTP://WWW.CCL.KULEUVEN.AC.BE/ESS97/ESS97.HTML OR HTTP://WWW.ELSNET.ORG

DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION: MAY 1, 1997======================================

NOTICES OF ACCEPTANCE WILL BE SENT (BY EMAIL OR FAX) DURING THE FIRSWEEK OF MAY. APPLICANTS WHO ARE ACCEPTED WILL THEN BE ASKED TO PAY THEREGISTRATION FEE AND -IF APPLICABLE- THE ACCOMMODATION COSTS.

DEADLINE FOR PAYMENT: JUNE 1, 1997==================================

THE OTHER APPLICANTS ARE PLACED ON A WAITING LIST. THEY WILL BE GIVENNOTICE OF (NON)ACCEPTANCE BY JUNE 15.

REGISTRATION FEES=================

THE REGISTRATION FEE COVERS THE TUITION, THE LECTURE NOTES OF THECOURSES WHICH YOU WILL ATTEND, CONSUMPTIONS DURING COFFEE BREAKS, ANDTHE WELCOME AND FAREWELL PARTIES. IT DOES NOT INCLUDE ACCOMMODATIONNOR MEALS.